Saturday, April 10, 2021

BOOK REVIEW - Montana Dawn (Wild Sky Book 1) by Roxanne Snopek *

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 Montana Dawn was previously published as Three River Ranch and has been slightly modified from the original.

Cowboy Carson is not happy to discover children's therapist Rory renting the guesthouse on his ranch. Dogs, horses, heartache, secrets. It's a wild ride.

Needing a fresh start from a bad job and a worse ex-fiancé, child-therapist Aurora McAllister answers a realtor’s ad for a guesthouse on the beautiful, serene Three River Ranch. She shows up at the ranch with her trusty Labradoodle, tired, heartbroken, but determined to do what she’s always done: find the bright side.

 Cowboy and conservationist Carson Granger returns to Three River Ranch, determined to transform his embattled family home into a mustang sanctuary. But his late father, controlling even from the grave, had different ideas, and left an iron-clad will to enforce them.

Aurora McAllister’s empathic ability and her therapy dog work wonders with troubled children. But when Rory’s personal life falls apart, she takes her broken heart and flees. Three River Ranch is the perfect place to rest, heal and start over. Unfortunately, no one told her about the estranged son, or the grim Granger history. The man’s energy is raw and full of pain, but beneath that there’s a kindness that attracts her.

Carson wants Rory gone. Her relentless optimism and her mop of a dog are messing up all his plans. Then he sees her with the wild mustang mare he’s rehabilitating. The woman has skills. Maybe Rory is the key he didn’t realize he was looking for.

But Rory also has secrets and when it comes to women, the Granger men are cursed. His dreams for her future? Even he’s not that cold.  Then Rory makes him an offer he can’t refuse…

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4 STARS

This was an enjoyable story from start to finish. 

And the start was rather dramatic and a bit of a surprise.

Both Carson and Rory were good main characters who were each dealing with plenty of hurts.  I liked that Rory was able to help people and animals because of her empathic gift.  There was enough background of both Carson and Rory's life to show a depth to them both.

I enjoyed Rory's service dog, Mistral and that part of the story.  The wild mustangs also were a great addition.

The story had a warm feeling to it even though there were times of challenges too. 

Carson and Rory had so much in common when it came to animals even though Rory was scared of horses.   And the other thing in common was that darn attraction between them. And that was one of the challenges that they had to work around.  One step forward and then two steps back.  At least for a while.

I liked how the story ended and the H.E.A. that I wanted for them all. 

 

 

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